CAPE MAY COUNTY TIMES SEA ISLE CITY. N. J.

BRIEF CHRONICLES BY LAND AND SEA Ticks and Flashes Which Bulletin in Condensed Style the News of the World. TIMFJ.Y HISTORY PARAGRAPHS Event! at Washington Which Loom Large, as Crucial Happenings, industrial Activities at

Home and Abroad.

WASHINGTON

War dnp.-irtnii-nt lins plnred orders for am Tlu.innn iloix- type pursuit plane:. a..d HSt Martiu bomlx-rs. Tlic flirt pardon Issued by tlie new •dmintslration 1ms pone to a l>ootles«er. Lxeeutlve clemency was extended to John K. Zerbey of Newcastle. l‘u., tCTvinc a five ninntlis' term In Die Ilum Iten county jail at Cincinnati. Attorney iieneral Uaupliertv was inatrumcntal in procurini; tlie release of

Zertoey.

Conference* relrtlve to the Unancins of coIf Mi exports are sdiedulcd to be l<eld daily during the next few day*. Fifteen IlriMth clerks, mostly women. are affected by State I>epnrtment ruling that diplomatic missions abroad must dismiss all non-American attaches by July i. Acting Secretarj of the Navy Roosevelt announced tliat on official mveetlrwtion into the loss of tbe live naval balloonists from IVnsacula wil] be stared at an early date. Former Premier Virianl of France, sent beie as an envoy extraordinary, lifted I'.f veil ot ni-rocy from bis mission. It develot- d that Franc* Is more liitero-ted in American aid In reparutlons collection from C.-rmany than Ui our leage nn-mlKTsldp. AmbtiMadur Kolandi Ki.-ci says Italy vrill support an association of nations pn.jx'sed by Pros.dent Harding.

Employment In Cleveland Incrrasen 24 |>er cent In March ns o result of

automobile plants reopening.

Tlie la rye» st herd of seals ever seen In the St. Lawrence Gulf was reported to the iN-pnrtmeut of Commerce In n dispatch received In Washington from Consul <1. C. Woodward, at New Ilrunswlefc. It was stnied that the schooner Viking had killed LOtO In three hours. Strike of 10.000 employers In the white goods Industry in New York city was averted through acceptance by ninnufartunriY of she unions' demands i for an agreement not to reduce wnges I A wage reduction of from Ifi to i per rent was proposed by the Fcno*} •- ! vanla railroad for Its SSJMO mnlrte- j j nance of way and unskilled employees I j at the first wage redaction conference

‘ with employees at Pittsburgh.

| One ayndlcallst was killed nnd two others were wounded in a dash l>etween nicmliers of opposing groups

! near llareeletm.

I Customs officials sc I red Jewelry, i drugs, wines, liquors and plumes val- ; uod it more than $100,000 from DomlI nlc Conti of New York, a second class I cabin |iassenger on t!o* steamship

I President Wilson, wh Ilrooklyn from Trieste.

mm wins HARDING SUPPORT Only Condition Is “Fair and Just” Decision on Sum Teutons Arc to Be Assessed. BERLIN MUST AVOW GUILT. Cabinet Decides Allied Loans Are Not to Be Waived—France Aiks Attitude of America on Proposal to Extend Occupied Zone.

Washington.—Most pretire

nnecs that the Cnlted States Is willing to see Germany forced to ucknowledgi

responsibility for the war and

pel led to ay to tbe limit of her ability to do so have been given Rene Vlrl-

•1,1,-n docked at ! • nI ' U ' nwr P rrral, r of Fr » nc *' ^ high

officials of the Harding administration.

It was learnetl here.

A s|>okesma;i for tlie administration of H. Garland, who assured a group of newsjaiper oorre c nberltnnce. has . ..Wo . (... bOT, .fl-. 11" |, * H ‘ HC-. . N..

The neavywe-ght Championship lH.ut | j ci.iri from Garlands estate by raar-

Washingten.—Tlie Harding administration fears a railroad crisis which would precipitate a resumptlea of government opera.lon or control of the nation's trnustM>rtatiun systems, and Is Impressed with tlie vital necessity

of sjieedy action to avert It.

Tlie transportation system. It seems. Is In a much more serious condition

fared ! than has ap|>eared ui«>n tlie surface ‘rr 1 *! 1 and It iieeatne known that the Presi-

dent and his cabinet- advi>ers feel that

. T _ t|i[iT . u ■ o ilaiise of private owuirshlp and b»-tween Jack Ltempsry ‘and Georges ! indention that, having fought through | iyin* f. A. Green,'wbom'sbe df-orced ' O l*‘ r *‘ ,on '* I'umlncnt imleas soiueCarjienticr whl be staged in Jersey < l “' w » r ••’Is gt.rer-menr did net bold | In 1914. j thing is done. City, actordlug to -uni re<t. «-d from [ J* 1 '* I*®*Ploo that "C.rrv.r-y must a< j j Eugar E. Clark, chairmen of the In-

terstate Commerce Commission, and

Mrs. Marie Tudor Garland, -nniher

TO AVERT A CRASH OF U.S. RAILROADS Harding Believes Speed Is Needed as Danger of Government Operation Increases. BIG DECLINE IN REVENUE Preaidant Confers With E. C. Clark ot i. C. C. and R. M. Barton of Rail Labor Beard — High Ratea Have Cut Into Shipments.

ird rece.v*d from • h, ‘ I*o«Plon that Tieivgr-

Kearns, l.«.mpsey s munagei ! knowledge respaaslblllty for the war Tire Pliiiues will make a strong f - ! ■ nd W ,0 ,he " f »*«' * bu »y «•>

fort to get First Jlavniun Fred M'-rkle

from the Rochester club of the lute. 1 i. .tional league. Manager Hill Dono- | van is up ugulnst It for a man to take Pauletteplace and thinks that by | .•tiering Manager Stallings money be

tlie former Giant and Cub.

Every New Yorker is convinced that Ibl.. is to be t!:<- long awaited year

'ben tbe Giants and Yankees

was absurd.

Tlie statemttit wrs repei.ted In varying language three times by this *I>okesmnn. Th.- only qaimcatlon was that the limit of crrmany's ability to

pay must lie arrived at “fairly ami ; D . Justly." Thtit was taken by some to : “Comment

PUNS FOR ’ROUND WORLD AERIAL SEF.BY

Men

R. M. R-.rton. chairman of the Railroad Labor Hoard, conferred for two hours with tbe President. They brought with them a lot of data on rates, tbe flnandnl conditions of the reuCg, tute returns and the percent-

bc the only restraint Imposed on the

Allies

Tills attitude of the ailnili.tstrntlon, which will be at once trarsm'tted to

Ci.alrman Jones • f the ‘lernte Cotnmerre Committee au:-«utice<l that lie would introduce at the coming-sessim. tit Congress a bill to restore free toll priviiege-s through the I’unama canal to American vessels. Wilson. N. C.. claims to be the world s greatest leaf tobacco market by tl.e sale of more'than C2.W0.yut' pounds this season. American Car Hullders' Association abuiido'..cd its annual convention. Government operation of the railroads before tbe end of tlie year may be forced upon a reluctant ailmlnltitraliou as Hie only means of preventing an economic disaster. This opinio:. was freely expressed ic .Washington following a two-hour conference of President Harding, Chairman Harton of the lUilroail Labor Board and Chairman Clark of the Intarsut# Commerce Commission. The building boom that U to restore pre-war prosperity In the I'nitcd States has started. In the smaller communities it is weil unde- way and Soon will reach the big cities of the Country. This is the tn-lic-f of ..iemberi, of the Net: mil Lumber Mnnufacturers’ Associathm In Chicago. Tl* sale of 19.000 boxes of Palermo and Messina lemons, ex S. S. Knzemtie. turned out a dismal failure, and no report on tbe sale could be written by the market committee of me Fruit Ex-

meet in a world's H-nes Such a thliig j „ ie Fron ,.,, f . n „. rnm( . n , w , lboot n tlll i* not lieyonu the Wmnds of probablll !nc <lf M VlvianU t>-. Both McGrow and Huggins have ll( . Ve<1 bv mBUV ,„. r ,. to strong outflts, and if they get the tlinri utst n „ uUh „, Kren^i visitor

breaks they may come through. ,

iXempsey-Csrpcntlcr light will j n has lieen M«> opinion of some exr -"t he decided In New York state. If perlenced observers here that ore of the existing law does cot prevent It : the most pressing'quests rf Vlvlanl. there Will be passed u new law wbidi ! from tbe i»int of view ..f time, was will make- such a tight Illegal. The - to learn what would be tlie probable governor lias made that very clear. .•tiltnde of this country toward France Johnny Huff, n rugged, flyweight 1 : f and when th. French would begin frem Jersey City, clinched bis claim to [ <•“' occupation of Germany. Tills occutlie lu'.c of ibe class when be stopix-u . I •at I on, sdieduted to start May 1, un-

Alie Goldstein of Harlem In the second round of a bout scheduled for 15 rounds at tlie Manlit.tttin Casino, New York. Tlie downfall of New York's favorite bantam was so uncx|>ectcd and sudden Hint the big crowd that filled the arena could hardly believe their

eyes.

Hoxlng as It is now la-'ng conducted

In New York Mate d<

■Governor

that be

lug matches as streed In Madison f-quare Garden aud i:i dubs throughout the state, the govtraor came nut wrongly for state ngulatlon which

will put the sport “ct the level." Hun Jobmu.n declared 3" per cent

of tin- owners of teams in the American and National Ix-agues must be displaced In an address lief.re tlie

Cleveland Recreation Couudt. Cambridge defeated Oxford in their

rowing race on the Thames at Loudon. Cambridge covered tin: four and a half mile course in IP minutes and

Board of Aeronautical Commissionerc to Govern Race.

! ment, official or otherwise, followed

I tbe conference.

The threatened collapse Is a financial ' ratbef than operating one and there-

New York-To l-rpetuate the work fore hn , n(1 , feU bj . tbe pub |ie. of the 0100.1*?™ of tbe Commission who | „ , B accompanied by a severe comtrade a Journey around tbe world. ; plication In a stalling , £ -ailruad bush October 10, M19 June W. HO...In ; now bj . wh , cb , n tiie <1 , lnlon „ f tbe interest of aeronautics, there was; maI1 j. authorities and of admlnlsincorpocmted at Albar.y, N. Y_ March | tnl ,|, in leaders. • must come down.

-4. KCL under the law. of the State K Vl .„ „„ tbe

pn-sent basis of rates tlie

"! 'r* 0 * y C, ‘ Dr,e * J - ' I- ^Jcnt and those who ha e conHavld W Magov.-.n. Job- H. Scrvls. ft . rrt . d llini fvel , bllt laaL , ^ Er • t \\ Kiamo- and G. Douglas receivership will he forced within a an, .p of New lork. The Morld's ; f cw months unless son.ethiqg is 'none. HiNird of Aeronautical Commlsa uners,; „, u dlIclumil -, be adminlstnitlon

| is without a i.rograin. There Is boiie

The Incorporators will rt as officers , Uiu( M)IUlHlUU wi „ c 11IH . forward with

- government shall In anu governors of the organization^ t , (1 i u ti 1 „ 1 but ln tb ,. meantime the tw n™ 1..V, , ...,„r MCCI.I.! iK-ndln, u rt tl.e ;,ll I-dmrd p,,.,, .„ ',„j a „ MLa ,..

•"•ildnlra ••* rf Omnwora ; „, c

pa ment of the rei-a.atlons. has been | To Hoard will act In rn advisory u j,^ uute conciuaion giving the French Ministry concern ns ; capacity to all interested In aero- Administration le-dor* an-convinced to lb. off,it II l jpb; b»™ on .bo | b.rfl.. ,bd .111 . tioobbif., lb, OB.V | , Arforlciin noorl. Lnlio.1 Bun. Ibhlnc ..f iorl.1 i.itvlintbin lr. n.,1 It. „„ w „,„ „„i,,nbi,, „f It I, pomiob ob, ,b,t lKO,b«rf ibo | till |«rn rf lb, ...rbl. | , b , nllnnli ond ib, r fi-1 Umi lb, omi.r ..I I,,. am.or. ib, ,1, j Tb. inoon.rf, will bnborUb, la rrv ibrf ........ Jcctions of the Br.tlsh and Italians to! cure a large and Influential member- , effort

t m7|Ic'rc•pi-uva't'* DMaring i «' Grvmany by the ( ship throughout the world and al! per- i Attention Is .entering upon the p<«1» .p|-?>cxl trf commercial box- ^‘•'•'7' ">vc laen withdrawn, aliboogh sons (men and women) interest.-d lr: ; Bib . mv „ f wu-,-* nn d retches xi.....fft .u \tnfitff,.n the uVh to avoid snob .. contingency the advancement m areonautlc* will be Ljojjng rat^ particularly commodity

exM* m tin* Hrltish and Italian gov- entlt:.>d to become meml«*rs of Uils raIrl( wb ,,. b Brv . n aip^ej lu erriuo-nts. It is snld that tbe chief I grret international organlration. 1 have’•erlously ui»et industry and the fi-i.r if the I rench has ln-en that some ! Lacli member will receive n copy of miir v«. t |iig 0 | f irm cruji' 1, U stated protest might be made by this govern-i the world's work of the Coramlsslon that tire rate on wheat fiom Inland mr-nt. which mlglit easily ruin' the (abc • fifty Uiousand words) nnd from „,.rV,..s. seaboard l* :« cents quitisl Hrltish and Italian objec:ions | time to time a bulletin or periodical ! lbc nuir.mjs, compared with a 12 and make France's posit.on very dlffl-: devoted to aeronautical information I w . lt ,. r mu. ( r ,„ a Ar-uitiua! ^ , . and progress. ‘ ' Freight rates are a latge fartor in Now tlmt tbe Ai -erlcnn government I It Is tbe intention of tbe gorenon. Ihe nmrl .,. Un! - ol Wc , u . rn wh cat and lias dearly indicated It* aPitud.. tbe ; to provide rash prizes to he offend to <l]to ot llie UeuU ^ t fat . lors , n c<% , only disapjiulnUng feature to flic aviator*, balloon pilots, or persons Ibe cn.^nn-r. U1( )(1 ,h e case also French Is that despite tire vigor and | taking part in The First Aerial Derby OI1 wini( . ( , tb ,. r C onii:Kdltles poaiti' eness the annomicenrent. of- Around The World. To assist those 1 some rates that were lilsi.roiKirtion ' l “ l * administration flatly re | desiring to take ran lu this tont.-st ale buvc bnt lilc wllUv

Captain Nungesser. one of France'* A most famous war aviators, photo* ^ graphed on his arrival in Few York recently. vmMToPFOsF ENCOURAGING TEUTONS Envoy’s Purely Formal 20 Minute Call Does Not Develop His Unannounced Mission.

Tex Kickard now says that *ie will i announce- lire site of the Den pee;- ; Carpetitler battle on April 9. That Htcople<-iiu»lt.g will enjoy a re- ■ • Ivsl this beason Is ndlcuted by .n j uumluT and tire quality -r the nomliui [ Huns sii-ured liy Hie Westchester Kac- I lug As*o<-ii.tio>i foi the five cr*.'*- 1

country stakes.

FOREIGN

1

National Highways pretertlve Society rej«orts 1US person* were killed - by automobiles in L’<e state of New York during the munlh of Man b. Salaries of executive* u f the St. laoui* and S..U FrunciMv railroad were reduo-U froiu 10 to 2L' per cent, J. M. Uum, president, aniioum-ed. A* a result tf a 2U frer cent wage

President Harding accepted the In vttation tc make tlie Memorial Day ad-dre.-i- at Arlington Nutii-'ial Otoetery. : It.cal, Coogre^L thanked the United j fctaie* lor nn-diailuu in the boundarv dispute with Panama. World War veterans of tbe Twenty- - ninth Division will bold their nnrual reunion 'his year in Hal'lwore from August 51 to September 5.

nated. If his tuitire could lie u

stHtement would. It la thought here, have tbe most significant effect upon

1 Ua- European situation.

in this connee'loii It was learned unofficially, although official couttnuwUoa was refused, that a message has been rece.ved indirectly from the Gmuans making an effort to get Ibis g -.ern-

ul Korea. | ment liiteresteal In the question of Council of Ambussadors referred tire ici araHon* and in iking some offers In plan for collection <-f customs along that rohiieetloti. It was also learned tire Uiiine to experts who an: exfiected ' hnofficially that au answer I* l.eing

Ja|<anese trouin 1 drawn from Chlcu-tau eburia, across the tier

ivc been witha town In Manl.wt stem border

fused to make any formal stuicnu-ut to | requiring tbe same In order to make 1 ^ th!-effect . the event a mireeas and of a world ' [ng flo,^ Vith p^Tma ^I^T the Tl*' spokesman of th- admlolst atlon w “ , '‘ other cash prizes will i K(1ll ,. in i;L . n ,. rB |. Apparently there Is quoted herein was begged by the ! tor aerorautlcal emt.-sts , ri .,i rf lUf .

i. -wspaper vurrespoudeut* to I'ennll | UI;, ‘ f<,r ’be advaiK-etnent of tlie sciencehis name to be used as ths author of ' = B,! P«tt* ’be world, the stateux-nL but be declined t. ys-r- | Tbe conler.ts will be conducted unbls deiiurtmeut to I.. derig-' ,!,,r ’bf rales of tbe Federation Aero-

uuutlque Internationale, by aeronautical organ: rat ions, nftlllnting will, this organ;.-:.: op. located In all parts of the i

‘ ,r J,' 5 , 0 5^ n ^ ,, : , !r 1 Commlsaiontar Clark and Judge Itarsanctioned by thoqebodies The Worlds .k Iltutri! .,1 A,ri>ntiutlr-fll Co m nl»,l„o,„. i '“ U ‘ 1

Inc., recognizing the Federation as the ! aeronautical bo.y under which con-j tent* should be conducted am! n-i-

th -rlzed.

"T?, * l *7T ^ nr nm,i "'.7 d . Wllh 1 ’be interstate Gommerce Lomnntte*. i the I.-, -ration many ueronuutical or- ; (if franl4 . ra , rf nrwnf ,,.J I

ganlzatlons. a nutnlrer of new assorts-1

other departments a

. mins law guaranteeing a 5«i or 0 per

' cent rate return.

President li-irdlug likely- will treat t'e railroad situation In bis Cuming : message to Cdogrvi's or in a special nessage fo'lowing that delivered to

Wasl.lngtoo.—The visit to the United States of Rene Vlvlanl. forjnef Premier of Franre. Im* a significance far dei'iier than the <-ol.irle** authuritutlvq statement* on tire subject have Indlca’ed. Tire visit of the fc-jner i'remler to the White Hi-tnu- was brief am) cere* menial. On tbn: eccaKlon M. Vlvlanl , was also accompanied by M. Juasernn.d, who liitn-dueed him to I’rcsldent Harding. Tire formal apteebo u*ua'. on such occasions were exchauged. Afterward George T. t'lirlatlnn. J% (lie secretary to the President. gave to the press tbe foil.-wing statement: “M. Vlvlanl called to pay tbe compliments and utter tire good wishes of tire President of France to the Pn-sl-d-nt. I> was ai- ••uipanled by tho Frenc!, ambassador, M. JusM-rand. M. Vlvlanl emphasized the dc-lre of France- t" iviallntre tire friendshiii Iretween the two re| ihlic* atui expressdl gratitude t" Anrerlca fot the great tnlnes done slnre his previous visit." The irerposes of tire former I'ratiller's mlhslou are twofold. H, Is here n pay a Visit Of courtesy and to obtain and exchange Irifonmn'.en mu- 4 tonlly advantageous to France aud th« United States. It |* evidently tire hop - of tire French government that tref. r. h.- cmiileies hi* American visit. M. \ Ivlani will have oi.iainnl a true understanding of the attitude of the l tiited States toward European aud world problems.

to make td-ghl inodiflcations.

It K

mred it

? tire Austria

*ecii<

dent, it is believed, made no dcCnite recommcudiitions. but outlined the situation as they saw It from tbe standpoint of rate*, regulation and wages. bena'or Kellogg (Minn.), tnemlrer of tlie Interstate Commerce Committe<, one ot »he framer* of '.he present law

*•— and a student of railroad problems.

th “‘ r "I u ' "‘ ■ 1lld «*••" ' lllfc , I coufcrred with the ITesident after * me Allied answer will Ire very discouraging '.o f ,h • ommlss oyi while Mt-ssn, 1'lark nnd Harton had left decided to Beriln ni ^ J.-nra.-y aroun. 1 I. ; niust ^

of the ! All doiitit a* to the position of this 1

1th 1 vs]reel to coinj-ciUng

re*{>otiMbIUt.v

t» make repnmt-ou to | ability tuis been swept 1

it .* olhciully atmouneed that Lord j ‘•em

tidmu.-.d TailKit. uncle of the Duke o! | tor tire war at Norfolk, will sui-ceed Irerd French, as ! Il «’ li>nit of hi

Viceroy in Ireland. i aside.

Heer drink.ng in Germany has fallen »fl mure than ::..Ut*».««>o gall.ms a year. BAVARIA NOT TO DISARM .iimpuml with pre-war comtumptiun. i Virtually nl work has ceased in the K * hr Government Strengthened by rail mine* of the United Kingdom of Revolutionary Attempt.

Ilreat Hrituia ic r *'nke over wage Munich, Havanu Havnria i* not to

eductions. I dimirui its sjx-cial t-onstabuhny, the HriUali Fi.lumbin legislature dneai- j Elnwobnerwebr. Tire Ho

WORLD NEWS IN CONDENSED FORM

time." lie said, "that readjustment of "? : freight rates must come and tliat

nil

thing must be done to im

ri-r* a reawmalile re urn on their lnvestuient. Wliat plan will be worked

I 1 "'''' out 1 am not prepared to state."

LONDON.—With the coal fields of

1 Ibe United Kingdom idle, tbe first day HARVEY ACCEPTS BRITISH POST

I of tbe miners' strike, lu wbicb 1.2U0.I* ui are rat.mated to be out, !iu*9cd quiet President to Send Nominal! j ly, no fresh tuovos being made by a ’* on April 11.

; either ttre mine ovmera or the miners, j Waslilncton.—Presi tit Harding rej mitre clerks and officio's have taken moved all doubt concerning the apU P‘ off their coats end got .0 work rener- polntment of Col. <leorgp Harvey a* ! flu-1 getlcnPy. 1 niubwiiador to Great Britain by anm.d- WHITE Pb.AiN8, N. Y.—Supreme nounring that tbe i-piioimmeat bud - tiled j Court Justice Mirwhnuser awarded been ten h-red nnd accepted.

Kerlln , Mr*. Ai ire Urquhart Potter Htillmuii With

LATEST EVENTS

} AT WASHlNGTO^ Shipp ng Board wil' reduce wage seamen on Atlantic and Gulf Co; Ar appeal to President Harding tc ert his nfluence to ; revert e r: tion m the wages of the rail workers w.M be .* tJ ed by repre tatives of the 2.500.000 men affili wth the sixteen railroad labor

ganizat ons.

J cob G. Slonaker was designated -"B federal sup«rvlsin L pred,i bl sflent for the eastern departmer ” :ce, ° Cee ' A- Grosaen, re, iB he rit.ern 0 gartment includes stnes of Delaware, New Jersey

Pe-nsylvania.

Rut .btn, , or ^ [n

to Sen. An agreement

BRITISH MINERS S.OP WORK Expect Unemployment Pay While

• et of gnu.uoo iTitls | Ouu for cot " gov-1 legal cxjrem I White Plaim

LONDON.

iiident said number (nr

I- ..apt,.,, .lr?"- “*

.ffiinoni, on the free list

lb. ~w Unb bib. ,b, H “ Ways and Means Committee is r

virrang. wa, reached by one e f

subcommittees.

m:er*of V '"rarer f w. er e, )-ranee, on a spec ,1 m, M , u ‘ * ,y aB * ,n ,0 precipitate an £ . " Ec th, P0<'cy of the Un. T’“ r * C * ra t0 ”*« foreign In

-The govemmenL in con-

rlsls, proclaimed

1 with «.f ea.

VIENNA.—Reports were r

HOOVER ORDERS TRADE PROBE Reported Americans Back German Un-

derselling in Pan-America,

j Woshlngton.—Secret ary „f <- nm .

I Daugherty said

COBLENZ.—Two *

ricans impns-

eland Her y

laitin Anrerle 1 barking conn-.

’* now under conaid■'■ey C»ner«i P»ughsrty

ii angary